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Discover the most inspirational quotes from the Broonzy Quotes. Here, you’ll find a diverse collection of motivation, wisdom, love, laughter, or a deeper understanding of life, our curated selection of quotes has something for everyone.
Perfect for fans and those looking for motivation, our collection of Broonzy Quotes will inspire and resonate with you. Broonzy Quotes

Rory Gallagher

Basically, I like anything with guts – Lead Belly, Bill Big Broonzy, Johnny Winter, the Stones.

– Rory Gallagher

Rory Gallagher

I started on acoustic guitar after I heard Leadbelly and Big Bill Broonzy.

– Rory Gallagher

Rory Gallagher

The first songs I learned were ‘It Takes a Worried Man’ and Woody Guthrie’s ‘Grand Coulee Dam,’ ‘Rock Island Line’ – those kind of American folk songs that were probably on the edge of blues. After that was Eddie Cochran and Chuck Berry songs. And then I heard Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed and Big Bill Broonzy on the radio.

– Rory Gallagher

Ronnie Wood

I tried to emulate my favourite guitar players, the old bluesmen like Blind Willie McTell and Big Bill Broonzy. I used to sit by the record player and copy Chuck Berry and the Beatles. You can never copy someone completely, so you end up developing your own style.

– Ronnie Wood

Malcolm Young

My brother John loved Big Bill Broonzy, and from that, Angus and I discovered Muddy Waters and Buddy Guy. We could relate to what they were singing about. When a family uproots itself and moves to the other side of the world because your dad couldn’t get a job, you didn’t feel part of the system, if there even was a system.

– Malcolm Young

Eric Clapton

I remember hearing Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Big Bill Broonzy, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley and not really knowing anything about the geography or the culture of the music. But for some reason it did something to me – it resonated.

– Eric Clapton

Alvin Lee

My favorite country blues player was Big Bill Broonzy. City blues was Freddie King, but I liked them all – Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Ralph Willis, Lonnie Johnson, Brownie McGhee and the three Kings, B.B., Albert and Freddie. Jazz-wise, I listened to Django, Barney Kessel and Wes Montgomery.

– Alvin Lee

Alvin Lee

My father was always playing this ethnic blues stuff around the house, and both my parents played. Then one day my father brought home Big Bill Broonzy, and there he was sitting in our living room playing, and blues was in my heart from the time I was 12 years old.

– Alvin Lee

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